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State whether the following is true or false.
To construct a triangle similar to a given ΔABC with its sides of 73 corresponding sides of ΔABC, draw a ray BX making acute angle with BC and X lies on the opposite side of A with respect of BC. The points B1,B2,...B7 are located at equal distances on BX, B3 joined to C and then a line segment B6C’ is drawn parallel to B3C where C’ lies on BC produced . Finally line segment A’C’ is drawn parallel to AC.

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Draw a line segment BC with suitable length

Taking B and C as centers draw two arcs of suitable radii intersecting each other at A
Join BA and CA. Δ ABC is the required triangle.
From B draw any ray BX downwards making an acute angle CBX.
Locate seven points B1,B2,B3....B7 on BX such that BB1=B1B2=B2B3=B3B4=B4B5=B5B6=B6B7.
Join B3C and form B7 draw a line B7C’ || B3C intersecting the extended line segment BC at C’.
From point C’ draw C’A || CA intersecting the extended line segment BA at A’. then Δ A’BC’ is the required triangle whose sides are of the corresponding sides of ΔABC. Given that, segment B6C’ is drawn parallel to B3C. But form our construction is never possible that segment B6C’ is parallel to B3C because the similar triangle A’BC’ has its sides of the corresponding sides of triangle ABC. So . B7C’ is parallel to B3C.


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